An Initiative of OhioGuidestone
For many years, researchers looked at behavior only from the top down. Think of Pavlov’s dogs, drooling in response to a sound they’d been taught to associate with food. But Jaak Panksepp challenged that....
Writing in Slate, Anna Nordberg notes that beneath the feudal politics, violence and magic that drive the plot of Game of Thrones, the show quietly demonstrates the importance and lasting power of growing up...
“Fat-shaming … needs to make a comeback,” HBO talk show host Bill Maher said in a recent monologue. After pointing out that obesity is a leading cause of death, he argued: “We shamed people...
SUMMARY Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) – defined as deliberate self-harm without intent to die – affects 15 to 20% of adolescents, disproportionately girls, many of whom now initiate the behavior before age 10. Furthermore, NSSI...
Dear Students, How soon after arriving at college did you hear about campus counseling, mental health services, or peer support groups? Before your first class? Before you unpacked your clothes? At orientation? In a...
SUMMARY This article explored the value of clinical research during the pregnancy period that would be valuable and beneficial because of its ability to build positive, inclusive, and therapeutic experiences in low-income and ethnically...
Everyone with a child has worried about raising their kid right. And, if you’re a parent, you’ve probably had someone try to allay your fears with the ageless proverb, “It takes a village to...
SUMMARY The researchers examined the reciprocity between depressive systems and derailment in a four-wave longitudinal study with college students over one academic year. Derailment is a relatively new construct that indexes perceived changes in...
IFCI fellow Holli Ritzenthaler, OhioGuidestone‘s Assistant Vice President of Community Counseling, discussed the joint effort between OhioGuidestone, Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services (NEON) and University Hospitals to screen children for trauma at the Ohio...
Dr. Ben Kearney, IFCI senior fellow and OhioGuidestone‘s Chief Clinical Officer, spoke about Joyful Together© at the Ohio statewide summit on pediatric mental health, “Building Resiliency,” held Sept. 26 in Dayton. IFCI fellow Holli...
